The Delivery
“Damn the traffic…..” I said gritting. I am caught in a bloody traffic block and God how much do I have left with me? 15 minutes max!!
The rain is soaking my skin wet!!! The downpour running down the visor and making the Bad… the Worst!! I have no other go… I must risk the narrow lanes; or I will be late…. I ought to be there!!! Oh God! They are waiting for me… can she wait? Can Samantha wait? With her tummy kicking??
Sometime back, the phone rang and I dint know that would make my day!! It was raining and I was glad for it; for professional reasons! Had I not received the call, I would now not be running for my life! I heard the desperation in her voice in the call!! Of all days; today!!! Couldn’t you have waited Samantha?
With my mind racing wild, I am racing through the narrow lanes, splashing water around and snaking my way through the city! I manage a glance at the watch, 10 minutes….. Will I make it? I should!! I turn the throttle further up, the speedometer touches the upper limits!! God!! Let my bike hold… let me hold….
Oh gosh!! Who is this lunatic on the road!! I frantically go for the brake…. And I screech through the slippery road!! I skid a little; maneuver and manage to avoid a fall!! Holy fish!! Just take me there alive!! Is that sweat?? Or water seeping in through the helmet?? No. its sweat!! My damn heart is pounding mad in me!! Well, I should be glad for that!! My knuckles have gone white!! I hear my own fast breathing! Man, it sounds ominous inside the helmet!! I close my eyes for a moment; pray and change the gear and speed up! I will make it… I should make it…. 5 more minutes…. I will! I should!
The lift is out-of-order!! This day is cursed!! Why does it have to get so filmy?? I cant waste my time! I run frantically up the stairs! Panting like an animal!! I will make it…. I will make it…. I will make it…. Just three more floors…. Push… push yourself…. No surrender…. No retreat…. Two more floors and one more minute!! Double the steps…. Careful… don’t drop the package in your hand… its for Samantha!! One more floor…. Twenty more steps…… eighteen…. Sixteen…. Forty five seconds…. Four more…. Two… there the landing and yes…. Am almost there…. The clock ticks and I ring the bell……
The moment the door opens and I see her eyes, I know she has been waiting me!! Look at the happiness, the relief in her eyes!!! I collect myself; manage a smile and say, “Good evening! Here is your pizza ma’m! Bon appétit!”
The rain is soaking my skin wet!!! The downpour running down the visor and making the Bad… the Worst!! I have no other go… I must risk the narrow lanes; or I will be late…. I ought to be there!!! Oh God! They are waiting for me… can she wait? Can Samantha wait? With her tummy kicking??
Sometime back, the phone rang and I dint know that would make my day!! It was raining and I was glad for it; for professional reasons! Had I not received the call, I would now not be running for my life! I heard the desperation in her voice in the call!! Of all days; today!!! Couldn’t you have waited Samantha?
With my mind racing wild, I am racing through the narrow lanes, splashing water around and snaking my way through the city! I manage a glance at the watch, 10 minutes….. Will I make it? I should!! I turn the throttle further up, the speedometer touches the upper limits!! God!! Let my bike hold… let me hold….
Oh gosh!! Who is this lunatic on the road!! I frantically go for the brake…. And I screech through the slippery road!! I skid a little; maneuver and manage to avoid a fall!! Holy fish!! Just take me there alive!! Is that sweat?? Or water seeping in through the helmet?? No. its sweat!! My damn heart is pounding mad in me!! Well, I should be glad for that!! My knuckles have gone white!! I hear my own fast breathing! Man, it sounds ominous inside the helmet!! I close my eyes for a moment; pray and change the gear and speed up! I will make it… I should make it…. 5 more minutes…. I will! I should!
The lift is out-of-order!! This day is cursed!! Why does it have to get so filmy?? I cant waste my time! I run frantically up the stairs! Panting like an animal!! I will make it…. I will make it…. I will make it…. Just three more floors…. Push… push yourself…. No surrender…. No retreat…. Two more floors and one more minute!! Double the steps…. Careful… don’t drop the package in your hand… its for Samantha!! One more floor…. Twenty more steps…… eighteen…. Sixteen…. Forty five seconds…. Four more…. Two… there the landing and yes…. Am almost there…. The clock ticks and I ring the bell……
The moment the door opens and I see her eyes, I know she has been waiting me!! Look at the happiness, the relief in her eyes!!! I collect myself; manage a smile and say, “Good evening! Here is your pizza ma’m! Bon appétit!”
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